Species Merelina hirta Criscione & Ponder, 2011
- Merelina hirta Criscione, F. & Ponder, W.F. 2011. A review of the Recent Australian species of Merelina Iredale, 1915 (Caenogastropoda: Rissoidae). Molluscan Research 31(2): 65-84 [78, figs 2F–J, 3E, 4E, 5C, 6D, 7B].
Type data:
Holotype AMSA C.467360, Batemans Bay, New South Wales, Australia [35°43'00"S, 150°12'00"E].
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38)
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, intertidal, marine, on algae, rock pools, subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
To 91 m
General References
Beechey, D. 2010. Mereline hirta Criscione & Ponder, 2011. The seashells of New South Wales website. http://seashellsofnsw.org.au/Rissoidae/Pages/Merelina_hirta.htm (date accessed 22/02/2012)
Criscione, F. & Ponder, W.F. 2011. A review of the Recent Australian species of Merelina Iredale, 1915 (Caenogastropoda: Rissoidae). Molluscan Research 31(2): 65-84 [78, figs 2F–J, 3E, 4E, 5C, 6D, 7B]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RISSOOIDEA | 22-Feb-2012 | ADDED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |